[AccessD] A2003:Is a Scheduled Task Running

Google is your friend. Turns out to be real simple.

I  found some code at
http://www.bigresource.com/VB-Stop-running-process-on-remote-machine--
A6WPLr1Jnz.html#r7cwGQQdTK

With a few minor mods, we end up with the following which works fine for me.  I suspect you 
will need admin rights on the Server for it to work.

Just insert your own values for server and process in CheckRunning.


Option Explicit

Function IsProcessRunning(strServer As String, strProcess As String) As Boolean
Dim Process As Object
Dim strObject As String
IsProcessRunning = False
strObject = "winmgmts://" & strServer
For Each Process In GetObject(strObject).InstancesOf("win32_process")
If UCase(Process.Name) = UCase(strProcess) Then
IsProcessRunning = True
Exit Function
End If
Next
End Function

Public Sub CheckRunning()
Dim strComputer As String
Dim strProcess As String
strComputer = "LEXACORP-MOB1"
strProcess = "Explorer.exe"
If (IsProcessRunning(strComputer, strProcess) = True) Then
Debug.Print strProcess & " " & "is running"
Else
Debug.Print strProcess & " " & "is Not running"
End If

End Sub

Cheers,
Stuart



On 22 Sep 2009 at 10:21, Darren - Active Billing wrote:

> Hi Stuart
> 
> Thanks for the quick reply
> That's way over my head that stuff
> Also my access app won't be on that server either
> I was hoping to pass in a known server name and a known ProcessName or ProcessID
> for the Scheduled task and get back a result.
> 
> Too optimistic me thinks <grin>
> 
> DD
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
> Sent: Tuesday, 22 September 2009 10:11 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003:Is a Scheduled Task Running
> 
> If you VBA is going to be run on the Server, it's quite easy.  
> 
> You just need to identify a running process.
> 
> There's a load of code at
> http://www.answers.com/topic/enumerate-processes
> 
> which you can just cut and paste into a VBA module.
> 
> Comment out the "Sub Load" and call GetProcess with the name of an application.
> 
> As written, it does a Debug.Print of the process name if it is running, you can
> easily modify 
> that to do whatever you want.
> 
> -- 
> Stuart
> 
> 
> 
> On 22 Sep 2009 at 9:49, Darren - Active Billing wrote:
> 
> > Hi team
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I need to know if a scheduled task on a server is running or not.
> > 
> > Can this sort of thing be done via VBA?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > The net is full of how to set up scheduled tasks but nothing (I can find) on
> how
> > to see if a scheduled task is running
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > The rationale is this
> > 
> > We have scheduled tasks that create and upload files to servers in the U.S.
> (We
> > are in Australia)
> > 
> > If the scheduled task is running and file X exists in folder Y at the same
> time
> > - Cool
> > 
> > If file X in folder Y exists and the scheduled task IS NOT running then it did
> > not go well
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I have no control whatsoever over the scheduled tasks, nor the creation of the
> > file/s. 
> > 
> > In fact I have nothing to do with the activities of this server
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I just need to write a wrapper in Access to test the following every 20
> minutes
> > or so
> > 
> > If the file exists and the task is running - Cool - Do nothing
> > 
> > If the file exists and the task is not running - Alert me (So I can alert
> > others)
> > 
> > The others will do all the work in resolving - I just need a simple alert
> > nothing more
> > 
> > Sounds simple eh?
> > 
> > Many thanks in advance
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Darren
> > 
> >  
> > 
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